"starts" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
改口 gǎi kǒu to change one's tune / to modify one's previous remark / to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5]) syn
有始有终 有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish. syn
善始善终 善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish. syn
有头有尾 有頭有尾 yǒu tóu yǒu wěi where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish. syn
吴头楚尾 吳頭楚尾 wú tóu chǔ wěi lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom) / fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off
着手成春 著手成春 zhuó shǒu chéng chūn lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom) / to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well
兰因絮果 蘭因絮果 lán yīn xù guǒ starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations) syn
凡事总有一个开头 凡事總有一個開頭 fán shì zǒng yǒu yī gè kāi tóu Everything starts somewhere.
凡事总有开头 凡事總有開頭 fán shì zǒng yǒu kāi tóu Everything starts somewhere.
时写时辍 時寫時輟 shí xiě shí chuò to write for a bit then give up / to write in fits and starts
三天打鱼，两天晒网 三天打魚，兩天曬網 sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb) / fig. not to persevere in doing sth / to do sth by fits and starts
伪命题 偽命題 wěi mìng tí false proposition / fundamentally flawed notion / (in popular usage, can also refer to anything based on a flawed notion, such as a false dichotomy or a question that starts with a false premise)
群起效尤 qún qǐ xiào yóu (idiom) Everyone starts imitating a bad behavior or harmful example.
一吠百声 一吠百聲 yī fèi bǎi shēng (idiom) One person starts an accusation or rumor, and many others repeat it without checking. It describes the collective spread of an unfounded opinion.
临阵带兵书 臨陣帶兵書 lín zhèn dài bīng shū (idiom) It describes someone who fails to prepare beforehand and only starts learning when a decisive situation is already at hand.
善门难开 善門難開 shàn mén nán kāi (idiom) Once one starts doing good deeds or helping others, many more requests for assistance may follow, eventually becoming difficult to handle.
坌鸟先飞 坌鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi (idiom) Describes a less capable person who starts first for fear of falling behind others. It is often used modestly or self-deprecatingly.
夯雀先飞 夯雀先飛 bèn què xiān fēi (idiom) Describes a less gifted person who starts work earlier than others to make up for a lack of talent.
戎首元凶 róng shǒu yuán xiōng (idiom) The chief culprit who starts a war and causes calamity. It refers to the principal instigator of a war.
月满则亏 月滿則虧 yuè mǎn zé kuī (idiom) Once the moon is full, it begins to wane. Figuratively, something that reaches its peak then starts to decline.
首倡义举 shǒu chàng yì jǔ (idiom) To take the initiative in launching a righteous or just action. It highlights the role of the person who starts a cause regarded as legitimate or virtuous.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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